Episode 16 - Liz Grufferman on Believing You Can Do It

"Because you can do it...and I think just believing you can do it is a challenge."

Happy holidays and last episode of 2022! To finish off this season of podcasting, I spoke with Liz Grufferman, who offers both joy and wisdom to the conversation. She also offers a deep dive into what it was like to run the 2022 New York City Marathon (in a Boston Marathon qualifying time and PR)!

Liz is an accomplished runner, and in her year of living in DC, she's become an integral part of the running community. Prior to moving to DC, Liz began running inspired by her mom and ran at university in Scotland. She describes exploring the Scottish countryside through running with friends. Upon moving to DC, she began training with Northeast Track Club. A few months later, she joined Sara (Episode 13) in training with Coach Mo. This Fall, she decided to go for that sub 3:30 time and went all in on training for New York City Marathon - as she grew up on the NYC Marathon course, the race already held a special place in her heart. On race day, she was served up some of the hottest weather the NYC Marathon has ever seen, and she still managed to crush the race.

Liz offers insight on the mental side of getting over the 3:30 barrier, how training with a coach has helped her, why the running community is amazing, and how she appreciates training for a big goal.

As always special thanks to Dan Hoffman for the soundtrack. And thanks to YOU for listening!